The incident happened ahead of Liverpool's FA Cup third round replay with Wolves WOLLIV
Viewers of Liverpool's FA Cup third round replay with Wolves on Tuesday night were left surprised and in fits of laughter as sex noises could be heard during the pre-match build-up.
He went on to add: "It is toasty in this studio, it is noisy as well I am not sure if someone is sending something on somebody's phone."The audio briefly stopped as Shearer replied, before swiftly starting again just as Lineker went to make another statement.He said: "If you told me this morning that tonight I’d be on Newsnight talking about a porn scandal I would have been terrified. When it started, I did recognise that sound.
He went on to add that he doesn't agree with the BBC's decision to issue an apology for the explicit audio airing to millions, claiming: "The BBC have issued some sort of apology, I know not why. It's certainly got nothing to apologise for.
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